In Wheel Time Podcast: Your Go-To Automotive Talk Show

We seem to be fascinated with the Mitsubishi Delica build that is going on in Oregon.   The vehicle is very unique in that it is not sold in America - it has to be imported under some strict regulations.  It is right hand drive with a manual gear box that makes us want to try shifting wrong handed.  Then there is a diesel engine to make the 4x4 minivan work!   The more we hear from Andy and Merced...

Joining the In Wheel Time crew today, we have John Carnahan from the Spindletop Rods ... one of the oldest, continous running car clubs in Texas.  Each year, the club has a rod run working with the City of Nederland, as one of their fund raisers.  The city blocks off the main street in downtown so that the club can line both sides with vehicles that are 30 yrs old.   At the last event, there were...

Today we get a look at the next gen of hot rodder.  What are the younger generation, or two, looking at for modding their vehicles.  We get a walkaround of an '03 G35 as an example of one upcoming hot rodder. In the Car Clinic, ASE Master Tech Konrad Delong fills us in on how oil breaks down so that we can understand how to better care for our engine. As also have some of the stories making A...

Joining us in this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, we have Joseph Pledger with the Houston Car Meets and Cruises.  Anyone looking for events in the Houston/SE Texas area, this is the place to go.  We talk with Joseph about his website and what it takes to put it all together. Today, we open the Preowned Showroom where Jeff Dziekan has the 2017 Hyunda Santa Fe Limited, AWD as he continues to loo...

Today on In Wheel Time, we are celebrating two birthdays - our host Don Armstrong, and co-host Konrad DeLong share the same birthday.  Friend of the program, George Skelton who is also a longtime friend of Don's sneaks onto the program. George has plenty of stories and is always sending some of his 'special insights' to the show every Saturday when we are live. We also have 'Th...

During this episode of In Wheel Time, we were scheduled to be out at Tailpipes & Tacos, weather permitting, which it didn't.   So we are back in Studio A, Houston, Texas, with our program.   In our New Car Showroom today, we have the new Ford F-350 Super Duty diesel.  This is a big truck for a big job, and Don Armstrong has the details. In our features, we have the National Race Car, some...

Sometime back, we were introduced to Andy and Mercedes Lilienthal, from Oregon.  Their story is 'interesting' to say the least with some very unique vehilces.  Vehicles that most of us have not seen nor maybe even heard of - Mitsubishi Delica.  One of those type of vehicles that have to be imported under some weird guidelines making them even more unique to see in the wild.   Not only do...

The team at Texas Truck Works has a reputaton for building some really cool stuff!  They are best known for their work with the Jeep crowd, having some vehicles shipped from across the country to get the TTW treatment. Larry Baldwind walks us through the  TTW Store with some great ideas for Chrismas for pickups and even some for the Jeep crowe.  Then we get to go back into the show to see where al...

We applaud anyone working to get what they want, and when that is a young man working to spend money on his automobile, we are down with that! We are in the garage to check out what is happening with a 2003 G35 that is getting the 'young'n treatment'.  What kind of mods have been done?  What is going on now?  Plans for the future?  Join us to see a a young auto  enthusiests ideas of...

Being able to see where we are driving, and the things around us are one of the most important aspects of defensive driving.  So it stands to reason that low light conditions, such as at night is the time when a lot more accidents can occur.  How do we help with that?  By having a better understanding of what our headlights do for us and how they do it. Joining us is Gregg Bibbo, Sylvainia Automot...

Tis' the season to be jolly, and figure out a gift or two for you auto enthusiast.  There are a lot of options online, but that is too late, or you like to be a hands-on person, ProAm Auto  Accessories has a few ideas.  Might be good to keep some of these ideas in mind for the upcoming Fathers Day, or maybe Mother's Day even. It is Test Drive Tuesday, and over in the New Car Showrroom, D...

Is the New Car Auto Show a thing of the past? We talk with RoShelle Salinas, VP of the Houston Auto Dealers Association about the Houston Auto Show.  This is a  popular event that happens annually in January - or so it goes until 2020 rolls in.   We have news on the 2021 event and some thoughts on the idea of a new car show in the traditional sense. We also open the doors on the Preowned Showroom...

As we get older, it seems we are slowing down.  This can be particularly bad when driving.   As our guest today shows us, there are a few way that senior drivers anc improve their skills.  Dr. Henry Mahncke has been involved with developing ways that we can retrian our brain.  May not sound so exciting, but to hear it put in a languae we can relate to, it is very interesting. In our features, we a...

In Wheel Time friend John Rawson, owner of ProAm Auto Accessories joins the In Wheel Time crew from the Circuit of the America's race track near Austin, Texas.  It is time for the World Racing League Championship! If you will recall, John joined us from Daytona earlier this year for one of the WRL races.  John is talking about what the WRL is, how it works, and what they are doing as part of...

Jeep '392' is in the house, as the head of Jeep North America, Jim Morrison visits the In Wheel Time crew from HIS Jeep Wrangler 392!  We get to learn about some of the features, Jim opens up the roof to let the sun shine in, then he pops the hood for a look at the HEMI hiding in the Wrangler, then we get to meet Elliot the cat! In today's feature, we also have the Car Clinic and we...

Joining the In Wheel Time crew today, we have automotive author, editor, contributor, and overall automotive brain - Jack Nerad.  It is the holiday season, and why not think about what might ber the perfect gift for the automotive enthusiast - the list of most expensive autos. Once we come back to reality, we will also be talking about EOY deals that might be out there for the rest of us. Over In...

Tis' the season to be jolly! and share as we can with those less fortunate in ways that we can.  Car clubs are great at doing community service, and a toy drive is one of the most fun and rewarding ways to do that.  Joining us today, Randy Weldon, from the Houston area is a member of serveral clubs and participates in the activieis of even more!  He has some updates on Houston local toy drive...

Ever wonder what is the biggest car club in the country?  Maybe the world?   Well, it may be sometimes called the Secret Car Club of America... Joining us today is Richard Tomlin, Regional Executive of the Sports Car Club of American for the Houston area, as well as owner of Apex Auto Works in Alvin, Texas.  Richard is sharing more information about the 'club', what it does, what is goin...

The annual arrival of the Mecum Auction is really like that car circus coming to town!  Often with as many as 1,000 vehicles to run across the block, just the array of vehicles in the staging area can be ... staggerine!  It is one awesome car show that every automotive enthusiest should check out. In the COVID world of 2020, things have to be a little different, and Mecum TV announcer John Kraman...

Range anxiety  seems to be a common 'thing' amoung some prospective EV owners, maybe even some owners.  New technology increases range of the EVs far exceed those of just a few years ago.  It is not like being able to simply to pull into a fueling station out in the middle of nowhere with an EV, so the idea of 'running out of range' can be an issue to some people. It also matte...

It is a COVID world right now, and there are some things we can look for when we need to work with an auto repair show to try and keep COVID as far away as we can. It is also the Holidays, and there are some things we need to look at, take care of or maybe have that trusted auto shop do for us before we travel. -In this episode of In Wheel Time Car Talk, we are joined by Karolena Serratos of Profe...

Kicking off Monday with another week of In Wheel Time, we have Mike Wilson, President of the Conroe Cruizers joining us in the Car Club Corner.  The club is very active, not only with cruiz'n opportunities, but community service as well. Over in the Pre-owned Showroom, Jeff Dzieken is looking at a 2017 Chevrolet Camaro. Our features in this segment include the National Racing Calendar, some i...

We wrap up our coverage of the Return of Tailpipes & Tacos talking with Cary Bartlett about his 1967 Impala SS 396...what he has done with it to improve on an already great vehicle. But not to be left out, we get to hear about a numbers matching Oldsmobile 442 W30 track car that was driven to the event.   Be sure to check out our full coverage of the Tailpipes & Tacos full of muscle cars,...

In Wheel Time was live at the return of 'Tailpipes & Tacos', where we had a chance to enjoy some great Houston weather, a lot of outstanding Detroit Iron, and hearfrom automotive enthusiests from all walks. During Test Drive Thursday, Michael Marrs has been in the New Car Showroom checking out the 2021 Jeep Cherokee Latitude, one of the Trail Rated offernings in the SUV/CUV category...

During this episode of In Wheel Time live from Tailpipes & Tacos in Katy, Texas, we get a chance to talk with an upcoming automotive enthusiest with a little different perspective.   'Goose' is heading for a Mechanical Engineering program at some point, but for now, this 14-year knows his car, or rather dad's car for now - a Shelby Mustang GT350!  How many 14yr olds are members...